ColourPop Baroque Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Baroque
ColourPop Baroque 9-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($14.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, probably limited edition (or life, where they’ll restock it a few times but it’ll randomly disappear!) bluish-gray color story. The actual end result on the eye seemed a little more peacock-like with the two shimmery shades that had warmer, plummy bases and duochrome shifts.
I’m so pleased to say that the quality of this palette is more in line with what I’d expect from the brand–pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing eyeshadows. There were three mattes that had some sparkle over them, but the base eyeshadows were great, so it was mostly confined to fallout during the initial application.
Baroque
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Bougie
Bougie is a very light gray with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had opaque color coverage that applied well to bare skin without sheering out too readily, which can be an issue with lighter matte hues like this. The texture was smooth, velvety, and more substantial but still blendable. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Stone Face (DC, $4.50) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- LORAC Lost at Sea (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker (80% similar).
- LORAC Mist (LE, $19.00) is darker (80% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Smoke (LE, $29.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
zinc stearate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, boron nitride, lauroyl lysine, talc, calcium sodium borosilicate, magnesium stearate, dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, silica, phenoxyethanol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylee glycol, tin oxide. may contain: aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Bougie
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Ritzy
Ritzy has a medium, rosy copper base with blue-to-green shifting shimmer that gave it a lightly, metallic finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation that applied well to my lid with an even laydown of color and no fallout. The consistency was lightly emollient, smooth, and blendable. The eyeshadow lasted well for eight hours before showing signs of fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Glass Bull (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Kindness (LE, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Flying Circus (LE, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Fuse (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Gneiss Guy (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Boom Boom Room (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora Unicorn Dust (361) (P, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Pretty Baby #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Changeling (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Golden Hour (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
synthetic fluorphlogopite, dimethicone, silica, magnesium myristate, lauroyl lysine, calcium aluminum borosilicate, boron nitride, dimethiconol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, tin oxide, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol. may contain: aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Ritzy
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Bebe
Bebe is a medium gray with cooler undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color payoff in a single layer, which applied evenly to bare skin and blended out nicely without losing its intensity. The texture felt lightly powdery in the pan but was smooth, velvety, and more substantial, which helped it have better adhesion on bare skin. It wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Blackbird Cosmetics Fiction (DC, $8.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- L'Oreal Meet Me in Paris (P, $5.99) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Slated (DC, $4.50) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics GF (LE, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Viseart Cool Mattes 2 #6 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Kat Von D Dagger (LE, ) is warmer (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath Deep Space (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Free Spirit No. 14 (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Tink (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Gata (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
boron nitride, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, dimethicone, zinc stearate, phenoxyethanol, lauroyl lysine, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, iron oxides (ci 77492, ci 77499), mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Bebe
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Secret
Secret is a faded, bluish-gray with cool undertones and flecks of lighter blue sparkle over a matte finish. A lot of the sparkles got lost during application, with some visible as fallout and other bits just gone, but there were some stray sparkles that made it to the eye area. It had opaque color coverage that applied evenly and blended out well, aside from the sparkles. The consistency was somewhat powdery but didn’t seem prone to sheering out. It stayed on well for eight hours before showing signs of fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Marc Jacobs Beauty For Less (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Purple Rain (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Rumor Mill (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Cubism (PiP, $8.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Wayne Goss Pearl Moonstone #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Zoeva MT110 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Blackbird Cosmetics Fiction (DC, $8.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Shisha Smoke (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Devinah Cosmetics Zane (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).
- Kat Von D Yours (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
boron nitride, lauroyl lysine, synthetic fluorphlogopite, zinc stearate, dimethicone, calcium sodium borosilicate, phenoxyethanol, silica, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, tin oxide. may contain: aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Secret
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Noble
Noble has a warmer, coppery-plum base with blue-to-violet shifting pearl that gave it a soft, metallic finish. The eyeshadow was richly pigmented with a smooth, lightly creamy texture that wasn’t overly emollient nor too thick, so it picked up well with a dry brush and had good adhesion to bare skin. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Late Bloomer (P, $8.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Humoresque (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Boom Boom Room (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Gneiss Guy (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Pistol (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Too Faced Artist Pass (LE, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Kindness (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Solstice (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Lucid (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Starry Night (P, $17.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
synthetic fluorphlogopite, dimethicone, silica, magnesium myristate, lauroyl lysine, calcium aluminum borosilicate, boron nitride, dimethiconol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, tin oxide, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol. may contain: aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Noble
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Etiquette
Etiquette is a medium gray with neutral-to-warm undertones and a sparkling, matte finish. There were fine sparkles throughout the formula, though they didn’t translate much to the eye. The texture was soft, lightly powdery with some fallout during application, but blendable, which yielded mostly opaque color payoff in one layer. It wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Tink (LE, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Gata (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Cloud (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Deep Space (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Viseart Cool Mattes 2 #6 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Kat Von D Dagger (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Passion (Light) (PiP, $5.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Makeup Geek Stealth (DC, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Sydney Grace Passion (Deep) (PiP, $5.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Blackbird Cosmetics Fiction (DC, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
boron nitride, lauroyl lysine, synthetic fluorphlogopite, zinc stearate, dimethicone, calcium sodium borosilicate, phenoxyethanol, silica, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, tin oxide. may contain: aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Etiquette
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Lounge
Lounge is a muted, deeper burgundy with neutral-to-warm undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation with a soft, lightly powdery texture that was slightly thinner and drier compared to other mattes in the palette, though not to the point where it caused issues. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sephora Canvas (Smokey Jewels) (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Bombshell (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Cocktail (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Rich Chocolate (LE, $22.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- theBalm Friendly (P, $16.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- theBalm #27 (P, $6.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Dark Desires (LE, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Dior Mitzah #5 (PiP, ) is warmer (85% similar).
- Anastasia Rowdy (DC, $12.00) is darker, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
boron nitride, lauroyl lysine, synthetic fluorphlogopite, zinc stearate, dimethicone, calcium sodium borosilicate, phenoxyethanol, silica, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, tin oxide. may contain: aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Lounge
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Grand
Grand is a soft, cool-toned black with faint sparkle over a matte finish. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which applied evenly and blended out with ease, though there was light fallout from the sparkles, which didn’t bind that well with the base color. For more noticeable sparkle on the lid, one would need to apply with a fingertip. This shade showed signs of fading after eight hours of fading and had light fallout over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Kat Von D Smoke (Define) (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Dusk (P, $5.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Nehru (DC, $17.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Russian Blue (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Tuxedo (LE, $5.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Deep Space (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- theBalm #26 (P, $6.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics GF (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Reykjavik (P, $28.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace To the Nines (LE, $5.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
zinc stearate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, boron nitride, lauroyl lysine, talc, calcium sodium borosilicate, magnesium stearate, dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, silica, phenoxyethanol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylee glycol, tin oxide. may contain: aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Grand
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Stunner
Stunner is a deep, purplish navy blue with strong, cool undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which was buildable to full intensity with less than half of a layer. The texture was soft, blendable, and easy to work with, though lightly powdery in the pan. It wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Merryweather (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Ace Beaute Shadow (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS China Blue (P, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Super Blue #4 (LE, ) is darker, brighter (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Blue Velvet (P, $8.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
- LORAC Stingray (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Tarte Midnight Kiss (LE, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Zodiac (PiP, $8.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Anastasia D5 (Norvina Vol. 2) (LE, ) is lighter, brighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Anastasia Blue Velvet (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
zinc stearate,polymethylsilsesquioxane,boron nitride,magnesium stearate, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, carmine (ci 75470), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77499), mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
I’m glad this performed well, it is the one I’m most interested in! I may have to pick it up!
The quality and pigmentation certainly is there. The eye look you did looks lovely. However, I only really see 5 colors I’d ever be using: Stunner, Lounge, Secret, Ritzy and Noble. The other shades would look horrible on me.
Great to read this palette performs well, especially since these shades are not easy to formulate, looking at the dupes ranked often C or below
Yay for a gorgeous, well-performing, cool-toned palette! I don’t think I can dupe most of these either. Guess I’m going to be ordering!
Beautiful palette, the packaging is gorgerous too. I can’t see this work for me, but what a lovely color story.
If I were younger, I’d be all over this. Being a gray nerd, I do have dupes, but each is on a different continent. It’s nice to have them all together. But I WILL wait to see if SG does gray mystery bags again, maybe EL. EL says sold out, but why keep the palette up on SG’s site, if it’s permanent-gone? When No Joke went, it went. Hope springs eternal.
Thank goodness CP has created a very good palette, with shades that are generally tricky to get right. These ashy tones are not quite for me, but I am pleased that this mostly cooler toned version is a good one.
I’m huge fan of blue-grays for my eye color(s), so I ordered this. I’m really in love with the shade Stunner.
I was hoping this would pull a little more blue, but using the palette comparison tool it’s not quite as similar to Blowin’ Smoke as I thought it might be. Glad to see a return to better quality at least, should be a nice addition to the collection!
I learned my lesson with marc jacobs steeletto… I adore smoky, but it no longer loves me. Younger me would buy this in a heartbeat.
Concur, I still really like and wear my Steeletto, but with age and my dark circles I avoid going too dark.
I do wish they had skipped the warm shades in this palette and instead had a silvery and another grey shimmery maybe a lighter colour. I would have loved an almost total grey palette, I don’t mind the burgundy, it would add a bit of excitement, I think. I absolutely get that a lot of others like the warm colours in the palette, it’s just me, wanting a completely (almost) grey palette.
Done complaining, I might actually get this palette and use it with some singles or other palettes. So this is a maybe.
I do love the look you did, Christine, but then you always do great looks. Do you ever just look at the finished eye and say “No”, wash it off and start again?
Glad I picked this up! I’m such a sucker for CP eyeshadow. Still waiting for the rerelease of Hocus Pocus (was on right at 10am and had the stuff in my cart but by the time my place in “line” to checkout was ready, everything was sold out.
Really nice pretty grey palette . Its between this and the smoke show palette if I order a Colourpop palette.
People keep saying how much we hate the mattes with sparkles. So of course the only solution is to add more. GG Colourpop 👍👍
It’s beautiful , not for me because too cool tones but with all the warm tones these past years it’s refreshing.
Appeals to me A LOT! But, but, bust dark and I’m trying so hard to lighten my game up with age. Good thing I have to pay too much for shipping for ColourPop, but should I visit the States and time in the next year….hmmmm.
I don’t love the way gray eyeshadows look on my complexion, but Ritzy, Noble, Lounge, and Stunner are so pretty.
I think I am going to have to pick this up! It’s such a pretty, unique color scheme, and even if a few of the colors are pulling neutral-to-warm, it’s one of the coolest palettes I’ve seen in a while.
It’s beautiful! I picked it up with a coupon at Ulta. :o) It was nice to see in person in store.
I ordered this at 12:05AM yesterday from Ulta when the items appeared on their site. I typically wait for Christine’s review before deciding, but this palette appeals to my goth heart so much. I passed on Smoke Show because it didn’t grab my eye like this one did. Just a bit of variety being enough to bring the color story out of monochrome. I’m older now so the razor edge goth look of my 20s doesn’t wear as well.
As to pans used, there is always at least one shade that I don’t use or doesn’t appeal to me or match my skin tone, etc. I have a few with the unsafe glitter, which I have never used and detest on principle. I removed those pans and added ones from other CP palettes that I don’t reach for as much, but did like those specific shades. I also got one regifted to me from a friend (I had gifted it to her a few months before, ha!), and I did the same to that one.
This probably won’t work if you prefer to keep the palettes in their original arrangements. But if you do decide to redistribute pans among other palettes you like more, you could still keep the packaging. Think of it as an empty palette ready to be customized, say for travel. =)
PSA – this has 4 dupes in Blowin Smoke. But guess who just bought this, despite having bought Blowin Smoke recently? *sheepish laugh* I figure it’s cheap after the coupon, so much so that it’s still a bargain for 4 new shades. I like that I can just grab one to take with m, and cool neutrals & smoky are what I usually wear now…I wanted the Fame palette by Colourpop but it was out of stock forever, and I actually like Baroque a lot better. It’s a lot more dramatic than Fame.
I picked this up at Ulta. I found most of the shades looked muddied on me and had a goth vibe to it. Bougie is the only one I can use as a base, the rest make my eye look more sunken, which is hard to undo since I have such hooded eyes as it is!
I did find a silver lining, I can use many of them wet with an angled brush as an eyeliner, but I should have picked a different palette. Not happy with this one.